lacing (into)

Definition of lacing (into)next
present participle of lace (into)
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Verb
  • Bass defended her administration’s handling of homelessness, pointing to declining homelessness counts and the city’s Inside Safe program, while criticizing Raman’s record on police hiring and past votes against some encampment enforcement measures near schools and other sensitive sites.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • The spike in the number of homicides that Little Rock experienced following the covid-19 pandemic featured heavily in that race, with Landers criticizing Scott’s record on public safety.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • As the federal health department launches a plan to wean patients off antidepressants, mental health advocates and psychiatrists say blaming the United States' mental health crisis on overmedicalization and overprescription of psychiatric medications is an inaccurate portrayal of a complex problem.
    Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 May 2026
  • Like Mangione, Tamura left behind a piece of evidence for investigators to find, blaming the NFL and football for causing chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Fitz also has some stiff competition in the attacking midfield.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • Trump and his allies are attacking democracy itself, from the rights to protest and exist freely to the rights to fair jobs and livable wages.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Summer is knocking at the door.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Not a dog barking or a feral cat knocking the lid off the garbage.
    Ellen Bass, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • And while criticism of insurance companies was bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats also blamed one another for the crisis, with the GOP faulting Obamacare and Democrats accusing Republicans of using the hearings to deflect from their own inaction to address rising premiums.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Some Havana Syndrome victims have spent more than a decade trying to draw attention to their cases, often faulting the government for failing to provide enough support or access to specialized medical care.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • There were gold-panning lessons at ten, eleven, one, two, and three.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The footage opens with Jason Sudeikis' title character getting out of bed, before panning to glimpses of other main players in the crew — including Hannah Waddingham's Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple's Keeley Jones and Brett Goldstein's Roy Kent.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Ukraine has been assailing oil terminals and refineries deep inside Russia with long-range drones and missiles, aiming to disrupt Moscow’s economy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Trump has singled out Moore for criticism, blaming him for a Potomac sewage spill, assailing his handing of Baltimore's bridge collapse and invoking a controversy over his military record.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Not long after, the White House began lashing out at Democrats and the media over the shooting.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • On his last day before he’s scheduled to ride off on his motorcycle for a three-month sabbatical that’s only barely disguising his suicidal ideation, Robby spends his final shift lashing out at his co-workers.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Lacing (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacing%20%28into%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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